14 May 2014

Richard Branson: Better World in 10 Years (video)

(Allow video to load after clicking play)Richard Branson: World Better in 10 Years Than Now: Video - Bloomberg: "May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder and Chairman, discusses Virgin Galactic, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, and the space, music, and airline industries with Bloomberg's Cory Johnson."Say No to The Internet Slow Lane | OpenMedia: "Many of your favorite websites could slow to a crawl. U.S. FCC Chair Tom Wheeler is about to cave to Big Telecom’s demands at a crucial meeting. We only have a few hours to tell the FCC to back off their Internet Slow Lane plan. Send your message now." (go to link above)Facebook and Square pull failed apps from digital stores - Los Angeles Times: "Facebook Camera, Poke and Square Wallet have been removed from app stores, bringing an end to three apps from notable tech companies that were never able to catch on. The social network giant pulled Camera and Poke from the Apple App Store on Friday. The two apps were launched in 2012 and were clones of other popular apps that posed threats to Facebook's dominance in mobile social networking...."Facebook Taking Steps to Open a China Sales OfficeBloombergFacebook Inc. is taking steps to open a sales office in China to work with ... EBay Inc. and Yahoo! ... In 2010, Google Inc. said it wouldn't comply with the country's online censorship rules and shuttered its local search page. ... Steve and Jimmy: The Roots ofApple's Bid for Beats · America on the Move ...

New Motorola smartphone aims at crowded low-cost marketPCWorldMotorola Mobility is hoping to build on the success of the Moto G with another affordable smartphone. But the new Moto E will face even greater competition in a segment, that thanks to increased competition between processor manufacturers, is turning into a ...

Google Faces German Order to Change Handling of Personal DataBusinessweekGoogle Inc. (GOOG:US) is having another run-in with European regulators over the protection of personal data. This time, the operator of the biggest Internet search engine is violating German rules by compiling customers' data without asking for their consent ...